#Militarily

Matthew Betley

MatthewBetley

1) I delivered the Memorial Day Keynote Address at an @AmericanLegion Post a few years back. The whole thing is on YouTube, but here are the final paragraphs that still

Samer Al-Atrush

SameralAtrush

Yes. Turkey is already directly targeting LNA plus its Wagner backers and in one instance a Panstir crew. Second step escalation was always understood to be: jet strikes in easthttps://twitter.com/Eljarh/status/1259502356644999169

Karena Avedissian

KarenaAv

Nagorno-Karabakh declared its independence on September 2, 1991. Azerbaijan declared its independence on October 18, 1991. An independent Azerbaijan has never held a valid international legal claim, nor ever exercised

Larry Schweikart

LarrySchweikart

1) A lot of discussion centering on why Trump "doesen't send in the troops." Sounds reasonable, but likely isn't Constitutional.2) It probably (yet) isn't a good idea politically either.3) In

susannah george

sgreports

It’s been such a whirlwind I didn’t time to highlight some parts of our story marking the start of peace talks, so here goes: This story is abt the Taliban

Harry's Place

hurryupharry

Robert Malley is the Biden administration's point man on negotiations with Iran. Here's what he has to say about Hamas which may offer a glimpse of the administration's view on

Ben Norton

BenjaminNorton

The Italian partisans who led the resistance against murderous fascism, and eventually killed monster Mussolini, were avowed communists.This made the Communist Party extremely popular after the war. So the CIA

James White

DrOakley1689

Simple observation that will make folks mad.There should be one standard for combat military soldiers, and one standard for on-the-street police officers. There should be no exceptions. Physical strength, mental

Holger Hestermeyer

hhesterm

Apparently the US elections and Brexit combined lead to rather particular takes on the UK, alliances and foreign relations. Allow me to make three points in this regard. My main

MarkBrahmin☀️

MarkBrahmin

1/ To characterize Pan-Europeanism as a rootless American idea or the lust of the "cultureless American" is simply to be ignorant of facts. Pan-Europeanism has its origin in Europe having

Nik Valentini

NikValentini

In 2010 "following a militarily-style attack, the majority of the Hazara population of the district, estimated at around 12,000 persons, had to flee their homes"https://www.afghanistan-analysts.org/en/reports/war-and-peace/the-kuc

Ulrich Speck

ulrichspeck

Belarus, Nagorno-Karabakh: The Kremlin seems to loose its iron grip on its neighborhood. This begs the question: How successful has Putin's foreign policy been? A thread. Starting point: Putin has

Stephen Wertheim

stephenwertheim

My thanks to Thomas Wright for the debate about how progressives should deal with China. A few replies:https://twitter.com/thomaswright08/status/1264162925058625536 1. Wright's main point is that the accommodating, soft-power-loving EU

Vengeance Is Mine!

PromoterBoxing

Indian Expansionist Design in Ladakh:1. A small town called Daulat Beg (DB) in India is the centre of attention. India had a small military base, perhaps a battalion in DB

Doug McCullough

dougmccullough

Here are a few thoughts on China and Trump foreign policy. I am not a China expert by any means. I merely posit these thoughts for your consideration. My impression

Libya Desk

LibyaDesk

A lot of the questions that came up during @LibyaDesk consultations in #Tunis had to do with the return of former #Gaddafi officials and supporters to the scene.It came as